GE Vernova steps up MIT recruitment
Oct 7 – GE Vernova today announced its goal to double the number of interns and permanent hires it brings on board in 2027, expanding its Alliance with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Dec 9 – Gazprom and energy efficiency solutions provider Schneider Electric have signed a Program for scientific & technical cooperation and partnership for 2017-2019. As part of the program, the companies will cooperate in areas such as: development and introduction of smart technologies into hydrocarbon production, transportation and processing; energy efficiency, energy saving, and the use […]
Dec 8 – Vattenfall has acquired the energy sales company Vindstød.dk to enter the Danish consumer market. Vindstød.dk offers 100% wind power to Danish customers. “Vattenfall has a strategy to enter new markets through small and innovative sales companies with an existing customer base” thus “the acquisition of Vindstød.dk and the entry into the Danish […]
Dec 7 – British Gas Business (BGB) has agreed to pay £4.5 million to fund energy-saving audits, advice and energy efficiency measures for business through the Carbon Trust, after not delivering some advanced meters for business by April 2014. The payment was agreed with Ofgem after the regulator investigated BGB’s rollout of advanced meters for […]
Dec 6 – The regional council of Sardinia, Italy has approved investments of Eur3.9 million in energy innovation and technological development projects such as smart grids. “Accumulation systems play a strategic role in the implementation of our energy timetable as they allow for both stabilization of the regional electricity system, and the creation of micro […]
Dec 5 – US energy producer Dominion Virginia Power has held the groundbreaking ceremony on its new 1,588 MW gas-fired Greensville County power station, which is set to become the largest gas-fired combined-cycle plant in North America, media reported. Construction of the $1.3 billion plant started in June 2016.
Dec 2 – The Danish Parliament (Folketing) has overwhelmingly approved the Danish Near Shore (DNS) wind farms project. Vattenfall therefore can now proceed with its plans to develop the 350 MW project off Denmark’s west coast, Vattenfall said. On September 12, the Danish authorities had announced that Vattenfall had won the tender to develop and build […]
Dec 1 – Vattenfall is selling two German waste to energy power plants, Lauta and Rudersdorf, to STEAG. STEAG already has a 25.1% ownership in the Lauta power plant, while the Ruderstorf plant is fully owned by Vattenfall. Both plants have a waste incineration capacity of 475,000 tonnes per year. “Vattenfall is taking a further […]
Nov 30 – Italy’s Eni and Algeria’s Sonatrach have agreed to strengthen their long-term cooperation in the upstream sector and on gas supply contracts, as well as extending the partnership to new segments of the energy sector. The two companies also defined the terms for cooperation on promotion and development of renewable energy, following up on […]
Nov 29 – National Grid has completed a two-year project in the West Midlands and Derbyshire to refurbish an overhead power line and meet the country’s rising demand for power. The £7 million maintenance scheme involved engineers working on a series of 40-year-old pylons along a 34 km stretch of overhead line from Bustleholme substation […]
Nov 28 – The 1495 MW Civaux 1 nuclear power station is to be offline due to forced unavailability on November 28-29, French power grid operator RTE reported. It said this was due to a “failure” in the system.
Oct 7 – GE Vernova today announced its goal to double the number of interns and permanent hires it brings on board in 2027, expanding its Alliance with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Oct 5 – Wärtsilä has secured an order to supply a 282 MW onsite power plant for an American data center project. The decentral onsite plant will run on fifteen 50SG engines scheduled for delivery in 2028. The overall power project is expected to be operational in 2029.
Oct 2 – PacificLight Power has broken ground on a S$1.2 billion hydrogen-ready power plant on Jurong Island, Singapore, a hybrid project integrated with a dedicated battery energy storage system (BEES). With an installed capacity of 670 MW, the combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant will be Singapore’s largest and most efficient single generating unit when it starts up in 2029.
Sept 30 – Singapore households will have to pay less for gas and electricity in the fourth quarter of 2026. SP Group, Singapore’s grid operator, confirmed the household electricity tariff will fall 10.4%, or 3.32 Singapore cents (S¢) per kWh in the period between October and December 2026. Electricity prices will be at 28.59 S¢ per kWh for the fourth quarter, down from 31.91 S¢ per kWh in from July to September.
Sept 30 – Singapore households will have to pay less for gas and electricity in the fourth quarter of 2026. SP Group, Singapore’s grid operator, confirmed the household electricity tariff will fall 10.4%, or 3.32 S$cents per kWh in the period between October and December 2026. Electricity prices will be at 28.59 cents per kWh for the fourth quarter, down from 31.91 S$cents per kWh in from July to September.
Sept 28 – European gas prices at the Dutch TTF rose nearly 2.5% on Monday after US President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears that disruptions to Middle East LNG shipments could persist into the winter. The bullishness at Europe’s benchmark gas trading hub is exacerbated by fear of gas shortages, given that gas storages are just under 70% full in key gas consuming markets such as Germany. The Dutch TTF front-month Oct26 contract was last seen trading at €74.05 per Megawatt-hour, while the Brent contract for November delivery was last seen changing hands at $108.08 per barrel.
Sept 25 – ProPetro Holding, has committed to supply 230 MW of behind-the-meter power to support Targa’s natural gas processing infrastructure in the Permian Basin. The new units bring the total contracted capacity to 510 MW, with full deployment expected in early 2028.
Sept 24 – Fitch Ratings has upgraded the credit rating of INNIO to BB from B+, with a stable outlook, following a recent upgrade by Moody’s. Analyst said these upgrades reflect INNIO’s strong operating performance and cash flow generation, supported by a growing installed base for power gen assets that helps underpin service revenues.
Sept 23 – Emerson today announced plans to build its first certified flow calibration lab and an associated automation solution service center in Qatar’s Umm Alhoul Free Zone. The new 3,500-square-metre facility will expand Emerson’s local capabilities for customers across the Middle East and Africa.
Sept 21 – MOL Group has inaugurated a new 37.4 MWp solar park and an associated electricity storage system with 20 MW of nominal power and 40 MWh of storage capacity at its Algyő site in Hungary. The hybrid power unit will strengthens the energy independence of MOL’s own operations at Algyő and reduce operating costs by replacing electricity purchased from the grid.
Sept 16 – GE Vernova is fast-tracking delivery of new 400 kV Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation at Chesterfield, UK. The new substation is part of National Grid’s Brinsworth-to-Chesterfield and Chesterfield-to-High Marnham project, with the upgrade using SF₆-free technology to strengthen grid resilience across England and Wales in generations.
Sept 14 – Singapore’s experience in the Middle East crisis highlights the country’s exposure to external energy supply shocks. Over 95% of Singapore’s electricity generation is fuelled by imported LNG, hence diversification is paramount for supply security, said Gan Siow Huang, Singapore’s minister of trade and industry. Singapore is hence developing a second LNG terminal with a view to increasing import capacity to 15 mtpa by 2030.
Aug 31 – The number of gas-fired power plant projects, linked to US data centres, has nearly doubled in the first half of 2026. According to Global Energy Monitor, 378 MW of gas capacity is currently under development in the US, one-third of total projected capacity worldwide, led by Texas with 122 MW.
Aug 27 – GE Vernova has been chosen by Laing O’Rourke to deliver a new 400 kV Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation at Chesterfield, UK. The new substation is part of National Grid’s Brinsworth-to-Chesterfield and Chesterfield-to-High Marnham project, with the upgrade using SF₆-free technology to strengthen grid resilience in a sustainable manner. The projects form part of The Great Grid Upgrade, the largest overhaul of the electricity grid across England and Wales in generations.
Aug 26 – Net Power has agreed to purchase 123 MW of new power generation equipment to increase the installed capacity of its Project Permian to nearly 200 MW. The gas-fired power project in West Texas is being gradually scaled up to 1 GW.
Aug 24 – Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) has provisionally allocated 200 MW of new data centre capacity to Digital Realty, Equinix, Keppel Data Centres and ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, with each receiving 50 MW for facilities on Jurong Island. All sites will be developed within JTC’s planned low‑carbon data centre park on Jurong Island, and operators must source more than 50% of their capacity from green or low‑carbon energy such as biomethane, low‑carbon ammonia or hydrogen.
Aug 21 – Germany’s underground gas storage facilities are only about 50% full as of mid-August, well below last year’s roughly 67%. To achieve the targeted 70% filling levels by November, the government is preparing additional intervention options although traders remain cautious amid elevated prices and geopolitical uncertainty.
Aug 19 – A Russian air strike has damaged one of DTEK’s thermal power plant, forcing the Ukrainian operator to shut down one unit. DTEK’s thermal power fleet had an installed capacity of about 13.3 GW as of early 2022, spread across eight plants, though repeated attacks since then have destroyed much of that installed capacity, jeopardising regional electricity supply security.
Aug 17 – Wärtsilä is preparing to deliver an off-grid power solution for a new data center, under construction in Texas. The 790 MW power plant will operate with 42 Wärtsilä 50SG engines running on natural gas.
July 29 – Electricity demand in India is on course to rise 4-5% year-on-year in 2027, Fitch Rating reckons, referring to the country’s higher cooling needs and economic growth. Coal remains king in the Indian energy mix, fuelling more than 70% of power stations, while gas-burn fell to 15% in June 2026, down from 22% a year earlier amid supply constraints and higher LNG prices.